Are you pregnant? Or thinking about becoming pregnant? If so, the following news items will be of interest to you: (more…)

When I started this Mamma Kerr site, it was my intention to share lots of interesting news stories that are relevant to parents and/or women in general.  However, this function has rather fallen by the wayside in recent months, so I’d just like to get back on track and share a few stories from today’s news…

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Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of doing a frontline job will appreciate this video clip of a crazy lady kicking off because a fast-food outlet will not give her chicken nuggets.

The restaurant was still serving breakfast, but the customer was intent on getting nuggets. I don’t understand her problem. I mean, I much prefer the breakfast menu at McDonalds!!

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“A 31-year-old woman has given birth to sextuplets at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxfordshire.

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“Many new fathers experience post-natal depression, yet most cases go undetected and untreated, experts warn.

One in 10 new fathers may have the baby blues, US researchers believe – based on their trawl of medical literature.

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“Boys naturally gravitate towards cars and girls towards dolls from the moment they first crawl, a study suggests.

City University researchers put a range of toys a meter from 90 children – aged nine to 36 months – and recorded what was played with and for how long.

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I’ve just read an article that initially made me laugh, but then made me stop and consider the implications of my choice of words and phrases in my blog post content and, in particular, my choice of permalink titles.  The article highlighted the problem of trigger happy spam filters blocking harmless websites and emails because of certain words or syllables being perceived, out of context, as obscenities.

“After 90 years, one of Canada’s oldest magazines, The Beaver, is changing its name.

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“Giving presents to teachers is becoming increasingly commercialised and competitive, a teachers’ union warns.

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) says pupils and parents should not feel pressurised into buying end-of-term gifts for their teachers.”
(Source: BBC 26/03/10)

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TV bosses in the US have apologised after preview clips of the Playboy channel were accidentally played out on two children’s channels.

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Concerns about the quality of food given to thousands of toddlers in England’s nurseries have been raised in a government-commissioned report.

The School Food Trust report suggests food served by childminders and nurseries is too high in fat, sugar and salt, and lacks essential nutrients.

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The MckLinky Blog Hop theme for this Monday is “Snow Pics and Stories“. With many places getting their “once every hundred years snow”, MckLinky thought it would be fun to see our snow pics and hear about the snow in our areas.

I live in Scotland, UK, and we have experienced our coldest winter in more than a generation.  The British media has dubbed this winter as “The Big Freeze“.

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The consumers’ association Which? is calling for equal protection for UK consumers from pram manufacturer Mclaren.

See my previous post on the McLaren product recall: http://www.mammakerr.com/2009/11/warning-mclaren-recalls-one-million-prams/

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There have been alarming reports in the news today, warning of the dangers of Phishing websites.

The BBC News Website reported that it had seen a list of more than 10,000 e-mail accounts, predominantly originating from Europe, and passwords which were posted online.

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